Great Hanshin Earthquake
Time: Tuesday Jan 17, 1995 at 05:46:00 AM
Place: Hyōgo, Japan
Details: The Great Hanshin earthquake or Kobe earthquake, occurred on January 17, 1995 at 05:46:53 JST (January 16 at 20:46:53 UTC) in the southern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, including the region known as Hanshin. It measured 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum intensity of 7 on the JMA Seismic Intensity Scale. The tremors lasted for approximately 20 seconds. Up to 6,434 people lost their lives; about 4,600 of them were from Kobe. Among major cities, Kobe, with its population of 1.5 million, was the closest to the epicenter and hit by the strongest tremors.
‹ Earlier in historyThe First on a long list of Russian generals to be killedSaturday Jan 7, 1995 Later in history ›Agreement on AgricultureJan, 1995
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